New Impeachable Offense Just Arrived [View all]
Hey, do you all remember when the WH used to have an east wing? Yea, those were the days.
So apparently, any day now, a judge could rule if it was legal or not to use private funding to get around congressional authorization to tear down the east wing to build a ballroom.
As an added bonus, there apparently isn't any accountability for the "donations" either.
Supposedly the $400 million dollars in "donations" is currently unaccounted for by the WH or the vendor that is "managing" the "donations".
The vendor has stated that it will not disclose the organizations giving donations or the exact amount of "donations". Companies that are believed to have donated are refusing to disclose if they did or not and if they did how much they gave. CREW noted that of the 22 companies that are believed to have given money it was not noted on their lobbying paperwork they are required to file.
So to sum up: tearing down the east wing might have been illegal.
We have no accountability for where the donations have come from, how much was given and by whom and if there was ever any donations at all.
Let's be frank here: this is about as straightforward as corruption ever gets. It's simple enough that anyone can understand it and a very open and shut case can be made for impeachment based solely on this one issue.
Addendum:
The DOJ has filed a request to stay any rulings and allow construction to continue on the grounds of national security.
Reference:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-ballroom-judge-ruling-b2917465.html#comments-area